more than a thousand utility crews from as far away as california and canada are being staged at city field, home to the new york mets. >> we're in hand-to-hand combat. we are just going block to block putting up facilities that have been damaged by those winds and/or the floods. >> reporter: john miksad is in charge of power restoration for new york's largest electric company. con ed has restored power to 800,000 customers but have 150,000 to go before a coastal storm sweeps in midweek. >> it may slow down the troops that are out there doing restoration. >> reporter: on new jersey's long beach island, homeowners were finally allowed to check the damage. >> the bottom fell out so we were just lucky that the house is still standing. we had seen pictures of the house so we knew it had been badly damaged but it's still seeing it is painful. >> reporter: and the gas lines could get worse. scott, that nor'easter could also knock out power to some of the pumps that have just been restored. >> pelley: jim, we were struck today by the cover of this week's new york magazine. it's an aerial foe